'Israel' not to wage war on northern front until intl. cover secured

By Al Mayadeen English
15 Sep 2024 00:28

The Israeli occupation has a list of conditions before it decides to ignore the war on the northern front with Hezbollah.

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An Israeli firefighter works to extinguish a fire burning in an area near the settlement of Ramot Naftali, by the border with Lebanon, northern occupied Palestine, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (AP)

The wide-scale Israeli military operation in the occupied North will not begin until the occupation forces are very well prepared for it, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

The prime minister's office claimed that the military campaign could be initiated during the upcoming weeks or months, after "Israel" guarantees international cover, and the necessary power to escalate at that scale.

The United States has expressed a clear stance against escalation in the North, emphasizing that it does not want a war in the North and is keen to prevent it at any cost, Israeli Channel 12 reported.

Dana Weiss, a political affairs analyst for the Israeli occupation's Channel 12, revealed that the US conveyed a message to Israeli leadership, stating, "Do not embark on such an adventure. Do not start a war in the North. It will carry a very heavy price."

Weiss further noted that both the Americans and Israelis understand that a war with Hezbollah could lead to a multi-front conflict for the Israeli occupation, which would inevitably draw the US into the fray.

War on Lebanon will cause Exodus of Israeli settlers

Earlier this week, the Deputy Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sheikh Naim Qassem, warned "Israel" about the repercussions of launching a full-scale war on Lebanon, warning that such an escalation would force large numbers of illegal settlers to evacuate the northern part of the '48 occupied territories.

"Every day, we hear about Israeli threats to escalate their aggression in order to repatriate displaced people to their homes. We hereby address them: If you want to increase the number of displaced, you can wage a war. A new war with Hezbollah will not help repatriate displaced people; rather, it will only increase their number."

Sheikh Qassem assured that Hezbollah is prepared for a full-blown war with "Israel" and is not intimidated by the threats from Tel Aviv. He further emphasized that Hezbollah would respond decisively and remain engaged if a war were to be launched against them.

He also noted that Hezbollah’s retaliatory attacks on Israeli military targets in the northern occupied territories have met their objectives and warned, “Displaced Israeli settlers cannot return to the northern occupied territories until the war on Gaza winds down.”